17 Related Articles, between 2018-11-01 and 2018-10-17

EPA Allows Farmers to Keep Using Bayer's Controversial Weedkiller. The EPA extended by two years its approval of XtendiMax, a version of the herbicide dicamba made by Bayer, which some farmers and researchers have blamed for damaging millions of acres of crops. >>

EPA announces plans to reduce pollution from heavy-duty trucks. The move will especially help cities and areas with heavy stop-and-go traffic to meet requirements to reduce ozone and other pollutants. >>

EPA fight against 'secret science' slowed amid pushback from researchers. Scientists said the push was aimed at limiting research to regulate industry. >>

EPA ices plan to limit how many health-related studies can be considered in forming regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency has put on ice a proposal that would limit the number of health-related studies the agency can consider when drafting regulations -- a rule critics worried would loosen health protections in agency policies. >>

EPA official on why she was ousted: 'Maybe saving children doesn't matter anymore'. The Environmental Protection Agency children's health director who was recently placed on leave says she is concerned that to agency leadership, "maybe saving children doesn't matter anymore." >>

EPA plans to issue higher-ethanol gasoline proposal by February: filing. The Environmental Protection Agency aims to release its draft rule allowing year-round sales of higher ethanol gasoline blends by February, and end deliberations on the proposal by May, according to a filing with the Office of Management and Budget. >>

EPA plans to rewrite truck pollution rules, but it's unclear how much stricter they'll get. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it would begin rewriting smog rules for heavy-duty trucks, but offered little clarity on how much the initiative would seek to slash or strengthen regulations and whether it might conflict with California’s efforts to develop its own... >>

EPA proposes scaling back cleanup of Portland Harbor. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to scale back the scope and cost of a planned $1 billion cleanup of a 10-mile... >>

EPA puts off final decision on science transparency rule. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency says it is putting off for at least a year any final announcement on a controversial proposal... >>

EPA quietly telling states they can pollute more. The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly signaled it may allow states to release more ozone air pollution, commonly known as smog, dirtying the air in those states and neighboring ones, but the agency did not review the health impact of such a move. >>

EPA to toughen pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks. “This is a positive step and may be the first thing this EPA has done that will actually reduce air pollution,” said one environmental advocate. >>

Families take step toward suing EPA for toxic paint stripper. The mothers of two men killed by a toxic paint stripper have taken a first step toward suing the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to take quick action to remove the product from the market >>

Families take step toward suing EPA for toxic paint.... WASHINGTON (AP) - The mothers of two men killed by a toxic paint stripper have taken a first step toward suing the Environmental Protection Agency for... >>

Is trace amount of herbicide in breakfast cereals cause for concern?. An environmental groups says they found trace amounts of an herbicide in breakfast cereals, but EPA says it's well within the required limit. >>

Outrage after EPA's "champion for children" abruptly put on leave. Since our interview with Dr. Ruth Etzel, many people have spoken out to support her, some calling her a hero >>

Scientist ousted from EPA says effort to protect children from lead has stalled. The federal government's push to prevent lead from harming children's health has stalled, according to a top scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. >>

Sidelined EPA official speaks out. Dr. Ruth Etzel, a pediatrician whose three decades of work in children's health includes three years leading the EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection, said she was recently placed on leave with little explanation. >>